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Ukraine's Victory Remains in Reach

Implementing Critical Policy Changes in the Third Year of War

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Alexander Vindman
Apr 05, 2024
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Russian-Ukraine war: Chilling map shows Putin's army surround border as  bloodshed looms - World News - Mirror Online

The negative news coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict has unleashed a flood of dire predictions. However, doomsayers’ forecasts are overly grim and the outcome can be much more favorable for Ukraine with the right support and proper adjustment of both the United States’ and Ukraine’s strategy.

The single most important factor outside of Ukraine’s control determining outcomes in the third year of war will be Western - and specifically American - military support. No single country or combination of countries can match the United States’ security assistance. Currently, American security aid is frozen in a political battle over congressionally appropriated funds.

And while Ukraine aid is frequently presented as if Ukraine controls the funding, the reality is very different. Most of this funding is neither sent to Ukraine nor used to purchase weapons sent to Ukraine.  Instead, the aid is used to replenish stocks of antiquated American equipment with new material rolling off defense indu…

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